19th century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Live Auction, 18 March 2019
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 15 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 15 932
About this Item
A Mongolian metal-mounted ivory snuff bottle, 19th century
the ovoid body set with a metal-mounted collar moulded with a dragon and flaming pearl above a filigree border, the base set with a band of turquoise beads, with similarly decorated metal-mounted stopper, hairline cracks, 8,7 cm high; and a Chinese cinnabar lacquer snuff bottle, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, the flattened ovoid body carved with a continuous frieze of figures before a mountainscape, with pavilions, trees and rocky outcrops enclosed by geometric and foliate motifs, the sides carved in low relief with mask-headed ring-handles, raised on an oval foot, metal-mounted jade stopper, 9 cm high (2)
*This lot is not suitable for export
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